SPACE com - TORONTO Canada -- A second team of rocketeers competing for the 36 10 million Ansari X Prize a contest for privately funded suborbital space flight has officially announced the first launch date for its manned rocket ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Sixty-six men accused of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea deny breaching Zimbabwe's security laws ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

No one has been more dominating against National League hitters at home than Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano And Zambrano looked as if he would be at his finest Monday night at Wrigley Field ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

A few weeks ago in a story on Nortel NYSE NT I asked people to submit a Canadian joke to me This is as good a place as any to reveal the winner ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

The catheter that triggered three safety recalls by Boston Scientific Corp of its best-selling Taxus coronary stent after being linked to three deaths and 47 injuries had not been subjected to the rigors of a human clinical trial FDA records show ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

JOHN Howard 39 s plea for voters to trust him with the economy is paying early dividends an exclusive Herald Sun poll shows The Coalition has moved ahead of Labor by 52 per cent to 48 per cent as the Prime Minister 39 s interest rates campaign takes hold ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

washingtonpost com - Oracle is one step closer to taking over rival People Soft now that a federal judge has ruled against the federal government's effort to thwart the 36 7 7 billion hostile bid over antitrust concerns a decision that could spark a rash of tech-sector acquisition attempts ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

AP - Fresh from their triumph in the House labor allies want the Senate to derail new Bush administration overtime rules that critics say would prevent 6 million American workers from getting the bonus pay ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

What 39 s up I see the whole world has their eyes on the Oscar vs Bernard fight My thought is Oscar is coming off with an upset ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

'Most Significant Enterprise Applications Alliance in History 'it sez here ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

BERLIN Boeing Co Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher has said the US aircraft makers archrival Airbus was exaggerating the speed of recovery in the commercial airplane market ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

AP - For the first time in over three months the Angels are back in first place ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

A few weeks ago the then-CEO of People Soft Craig Conway posed the following question to attendees at a technology conference quot Have you ever had a bad dream that never ended ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Cell phone contacts find their way into new phones for 1 99 a month--without the thumb strain ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

How did the first amino acids form the first peptides It is the important question that may point the pathway towards understanding the primordial soup Researchers now suggest that the binder for linking together building blocks may have been volcanic gases -- or carbonyl sulfide ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

People Soft Inc 39 s PSFT O Quote Profile Research chief financial officer on Wednesday said the company 39 s customer assurance program might not force liabilities on Oracle Corp ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

A deadly explosion has hit a car carrying an election worker in southeastern Afghanistan In all five people were killed including the worker identified as a local physician who helped organize the vote ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Sudan 39 s government and Darfur rebels are likely to restart talks Thursday as the African Union said it would increase its forces in the restive region ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

United Online Inc a California-based provider of low-cost Internet subscription services has agreed to buy Internet networking company Classmates Online Inc ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

DETROIT - Dow Chemical Co 39 s third-quarter earnings soared 86 percent to beat Wall Street forecasts thanks largely to improved margins ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Forest Laboratories Inc FRX on Tuesday said its experimental hypertension drug failed to meet all its goals in an effectiveness study an outcome that will delay development and may lead to a new trial ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

KABUL AFP - Militants claiming to hold three foreign UN workers met Afghan officials on Sunday and gave them a list of 26 prisoners whom they want to swap for their hostages a spokesman for the group said ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

The UK 's minimum wage should rise to rise to 6 an hour in the next two years the TUC says but business calls the proposal totally irresponsible ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Air France-KLM on Monday posted a 61 percent rise in revenue in the group 39 s fiscal second quarter boosted by the merger between the French and Dutch carriers and a strong rise in passenger and cargo revenue ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

SBC is teaming up with Microsoft to provide consumers with a new way to view television -- a move that puts it in direct competition with the cable TV industry ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

While Yasser Arafat 39 s nephew says toxicology tests on his uncle show no poisons were found in his system Arafat 39 s nephew isn 39 t ruling that out as a cause of death ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Colombia's main rebel group asked followers to mount an assassination attempt against President Bush during his visit to Colombia last week Defense Minister Jorge Uribe said There was no evidence Saturday that rebels even tried to organize such an attack ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Thursday that Telstra Corp 39 s board would choose its next chief executive not the federal government which has a majority stake in the telecommunications giant ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

The US Supreme Court limited the scope of federal trademark protection saying rival companies in some cases can use proprietary terms even when customers might be confused ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Workers at Ford Motor Co 39 s luxury British car unit Jaguar voted against a strike over plans to cut jobs and scale back production unions said on Monday ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___